What is factoring?
You’ve heard the word – but do you really know what it means? Sabrina Chikh, Associate Professor of Finance at…
Sabrina Chikh
Professor of Finance, SKEMA Business School
Is capitalism compatible with AI?
The newest offspring of globalized capitalism is called “Intelligence,” and it’s artificial. Its growth is explosive and threatens one of…
Football: Are Club Takeovers Driving the Inflation of Player Prices?
PSG, Newcastle, Chelsea, Atlético Madrid, just to name a few. Many big football clubs have changed ownership in recent years.…
Can corporate fraud be a winning strategy?
As the French say: “The road to hell is paved with good intentions”. But in the Business world, is Heaven…
Is Artificial intelligence turning real football into a game like Football Manager?
We sometimes talk about football intelligence. In the age of data, this is now being rivalled or complemented by artificial…
Will neobanks replace traditional banks?
“I’m my own banker.” This slogan for a French neobank sums up the concept quite well. Will the all-digital services…
Is Warren Buffett the exception that proves the rule?
Warren Buffett is generally considered to be one of the world’s most talented investors. His recurrent impressive performances over a forty-year period have made him a legend, contradicting the efficient market hypothesis.
Does his performance demonstrate a special talent, or is it all down to luck?
MARKET EFFICIENCY: LET’S SET THE RECORD STRAIGHT!
In the book "Fault Lines: How Hidden Fractures Still Threaten the World Economy" Raghuram Rajan asks why, during the 2006 crisis, the banks whose share prices had risen the furthest were in fact the worst performers. Given that all public information is reflected into the stock prices, shouldn’t they reflect the quality of the balance sheet and the potential for profit? Is this proof of market inefficiency?
360 Learning: Achieving mastery in different ways
In the past Financial Modelling courses I taught, I would always use the same case study for the exams, but often felt the limitations of this. What I wanted for my students was a challenging multi-faceted activity that would make them apply critical thinking in different ways.
To clear up a common misconception: shareholders do not get rich off dividends
In the midst of the COVID-19 crisis, dividends are the source of many debates and disagreements. On 24 March, the French Minister of the Economy and Finance, Bruno Le Maire, urged French companies to exercise the utmost restraint in paying dividends in 2020 and stated that companies in which the State is a shareholder would be asked not to pay dividends.